Ultimate Spider-Man (2024-) #10

Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) (Single Issues) ##10

by Jonathan Hickman, David Messina (artist), Marco Checchetto (cover_art)

J. JONAH JAMESON, BEN PARKER AND THE GREEN GOBLIN COLLIDE! Fan-favorite duo Ben Parker and J. Jonah Jameson take center stage in this investigative mystery issue! But in this world of shadows and secrets, every unturned rock leads to danger… And they'll soon have to decide which is the greater challenge - uncovering secrets or keeping them!

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Spider Man, Graphic Novels Comics

Kindle Edition

Published October 16, 2024

About the author

Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, FF, and S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write The Avengers and The New Avengers, as part the "Marvel NOW!" relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries, Infinity, plus Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics. In 2015, he wrote the crossover event Secret Wars. - Wikipedia

Reviews

[Rahul Nadella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zero action scenes in this book, all drama. It was outstanding and I loved every page. I’m impressed by and in admiration of Marvel for letting Hickman tell this story in this manner. We’ve had multiple issues without Spider-Man, and those issues have mostly consisted of people sitting around and talking. And they’ve been great.

[Raymond Paquette · Rating 5 out of 5]

No Spider-man what so ever but this was a great story. Secrets were exposed and dominoes tipped. I’m excited.

[Haris Kozo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harry is goated

[zach · Rating 3 out of 5]

it’s good. vibe with the ben and jjj stuff

[Lukáš Kudela · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love every single thing about this series! Even the issues where Spider-Man isn’t in it at all! Long live Hickman!

[Naseef]

Man I love this Ben and Jonah duo so much 😂🙌

[Raven Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Things got really interesting in this one. loved the banter they did w/ harry

[Kylesnooze · Rating 5 out of 5]

Damn they got me interested in this again. This was a solid investigative journalism story that I found myself enjoying

[Rorscharch71 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story 4 Brilliant talking heads épisode : so intriguing and smart réinvention of these characters
Art 2 Ouch it was a let down

[Gary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another issue where very little happened

This issue of Ultimate Spider-Man was a set up issue where nothing much happened other than setting up the next issue. Peter Parker appears briefly as a dopey dad; that’s how the star of the book is treated. instead, we have interminable panels of Ben Parker and Jonah Jameson acting like an old married couple.

[Alex · Rating 1 out of 5]

Slow burn ain’t always good for a story

This was a very boring issue. This series started out so great with such potential. However, it’s losing me as nothing seems to happen. I’m all for a slow burn, but eventually something has to happen to progress the story. Nothing of any real note happens here. The entire comic is mostly using the dreaded “9 panel” page. If you read a lot of modern comics it’s format you see when a page is just all quippy dialog . . . . and this issue is 96% 9 panel pages. So it was a chore to get through.

[Machiavelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sure! Here's your revised Goodreads-style blurb in your usual tone and structure:

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Just read Ultimate Spider-Man #10 by Hickman and Messina — another sharp detour from the main web-slinging action. This one puts J. Jonah Jameson and Ben Parker front and center as they dig into a shady sale tied to Stane/Stark Industries. Feels more like a newsroom thriller than a superhero comic, and honestly? It mostly works. Their back-and-forth, the slow-burn investigation, and Harry’s eventual appearance all bring real stakes.

That said, this is ten issues in, and we’re still barely getting Peter. The pacing is slow, and while the writing’s smart and the world-building is strong, I’m definitely missing some momentum. Messina’s art is a solid fill-in—clean, expressive, and fits the tone—but I’m hoping we shift gears soon.

Cool concept, great dialogue, but I’m starting to feel a bit of a drag.

[Reynaldo Ojeda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is more than could been expected. The main character is not always in the spotlight, he barely appears in this number, but this makes the product stronger. Every character is important, every piece of the puzzle is there for a reason, and everything is perfect.

I haven’t been engage with a comic series in a long, long time, and actually I am not sure if I have been this tense ever.

We may think is a re-tell, but is so different from the original universe that you never know who is safe and who isn’t. Incredible, or would in be better to say… better amazing.

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 5 out of 5]

La oportunidad de este binomio periodístico de vieja escuela J. J. Jameson y Ben Parker tienen su primer gran momento de pura gloria en esta 10º entrega donde Hickman los va a posicionar como un azote directo al reino de Kingpin de una forma que no pueden dañar el Duende y Spiderman. Desde luego este comic está ofreciendo la mejor narrativa y oportunidad para refrescar al trepamuros y su idiosincrasia más allá de la seguridad de estar ante una versión alternativa del vasto multiverso Marvelita.

[Joey Amorim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plenty of people have said it, but it really is a testament to the strength of Hickman’s character writing that we can get an action-less Spider-Man issue and have it still be peak comics! I give this issue, and this arc, a lot of credit for managing the pacing of the “happening in real time” structure a lot better. Nothing has felt like filler, but things don’t feel like they’re going too fast either. I’m still really excited to see how all these Ultimate titles are going to converge when the Maker does eventually come back.

[ComicBookCult Luke · Rating 5 out of 5]

No spider-man in this book but lots of side story and drama. I’m enjoying the unconventional route this volume of USM is taking from the usual mainline Spider-man. It still feels fresh, daring and different almost a year later and I love it! Artistically it remains beautiful and eye catching. The writing is Hickman at his best, I love it.

[Jack · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would read an entire run where Ben and Jonah investigate stories, that was SO thrilling and nobody even had to throw a punch. God I love this book and the Ultimate universe so much

Also I popped off like CRAZY seeing that byline

[Matt Beardmore]

Its crazy how entertaining this run is when a third of it has consisted of characters sitting around and talking. Such entertaining drama and great dialogue in these issues, and makes the action hit all the better with pacing as excellent as this.

[José Ignacio · Rating 5 out of 5]

HICKMAN IS COOKING

I’m running out of ways of praising this book every month, but I’ll try anyways: THIS IS AMAZING, ESPECIALLY THE FOCUS ON THE SECONDARY CHARACTERS, THE BUILD UP IS INTENSE AND SO FUN AND IT'S EVERYTHING I COULD WANT OUT OF A SPIDER-MAN BOOK!

[Gab Andrade · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 estrellas.

Personalmente, este capítulo me tomó un poco más, es sencillo, pero está algo denso.

Me gusta la trama personal, pero siento que las cosas van a un ritmo, sinceramente, pesado, muchas cosas que pudieron pasar, pero lo sentí que no avanzaba nada.

[Jason Holtzman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This issue was yet again, fantastic. Hickman and Messina do a great job making dialogue enthralling, and the character building and relationships (especially between Ben and Jonah), continue to be great. It was satisfying to see them discover the secret everyone is in on!

[Macqueron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Le meilleur tome de cette série à ce stade n’est pas tant une histoire de super-héros qu’une histoire de journalisme d’investigation. Certes un peu simpliste, mais ça fonctionne parfaitement. A une époque de fake news, un indispensable

[Mikey Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

if there’s a perfect issue in this run, it’s this one. Ben and JJJ hunt down the story Oscorp is covering up. Gwen doesn’t like it, but Harry throws them a bone and gives them all the dirt they need on Kingpin.

[Emiliano · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just peak on top of peak

This literally had no Spider-Man action at all but it was amazing. A very heavy focused issue on Jameson and Ben figuring out the shady shit going around and I loved it! Seeing the two as a duo is fucking amazing.

[Micah Glus · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like how this series isn't afraid to have an issue without a fight. This was a super interesting issue and I'm glad they didn't feel the need to force a fight scene into it.

[Lucas O · Rating 4 out of 5]

8.5

[Greg S · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was wondering why the writing and pacing was so good and then I saw that it was the author of East of West, Jonathan Hickman.

Top penciling by David Messina, also.

[ani · Rating 5 out of 5]

i audibly said "ooooh" on that last page!!

they did NOT just throw ben under the bus, so good!

[Myles Gerber · Rating 5 out of 5]

No action. Just drama. Still fantastic!!

[Ushnav Shroff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Crazy good exposition - no action, all drama, as they say.